Summary statement by the Secretary-General on matters of
which the Security Council is seized and on the stage reached
in their consideration

Addendum

Pursuant to rule 11 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, the Secretary-General is submitting the following summary statement.

The list of items of which the Security Council is seized is contained in documents S/2003/40 of 14 February 2003, S/2003/40/Add.3 of 21 February 2003, S/2003/40/Add.4 of 24 February 2003, S/2003/40/Add.11 of 28 March 2003, S/2003/40/Add.14 of 17 April 2003, S/2003/40/Add.19 of 23 May 2003, S/2003/40/Add.20 of 30 May 2003, S/2003/40/Add.24 of 27 June 2003, S/2003/40/Add.37 of 26 September 2003, S/2003/40/Add.38 of 3 October 2003, S/2003/40/Add.40 of 17 October 2003, S/2003/40/Add.44 of 14 November 2003, S/2003/40/Add.45 of 21 November 2003 and S/2003/40/Add.47 of 5 December 2003.

During the week ending 13 December 2003, the Security Council took action on the following items:

The Security Council resumed its consideration of the item at its 4877th meeting, held on 9 December 2003 in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. There was one suspension and one resumption of the meeting.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representatives of Azerbaijan, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, Italy, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Switzerland and Ukraine, at their request, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote.

In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council’s prior consultations, the President, with the consent of the Council, extended an invitation under rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure to Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

The Security Council resumed its consideration of the item at its 4878th (private) meeting, held on 11 December 2003 in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.

At the close of the meeting, in accordance with rule 55 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, the following communiqué was issued through the Secretary-General in place of a verbatim record:

“On 11 December 2003, the Security Council, pursuant to annex II, sections A and B of resolution 1353 (2001), held its 4878th meeting in private with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).

“The Security Council and the troop-contributing countries heard a briefing under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure by Mr. Julian Harston, Director of the Asia and Middle East Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

“The members of the Council had a constructive exchange of views with representatives of participating troop-contributing countries.”

The Security Council resumed its consideration of the item at its 4879th meeting, held on 12 December 2003 in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.

In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council’s prior consultations, the President, with the consent of the Council, extended an invitation under rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure to Terje Roed-Larsen, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General.